#TBH I'm honestly a bit conflicted using this way since would like it to be a bit more on the computer programming and engineering side

[silicon14blog]

Got Lubuntu running on my 2010 laptop, probably going to be more entertainment and media focused machine since it has a disc drive/tray I can play DVDs in while my primary windows laptop does not. Might use it for more technical usages but will see.

[mesqiri-draco]

Really not digging the yassification of Frederica. It doesn't undo in the slightest the horrible upbringing Jean was put through but with every new feelgood story I suspect people will be less and less aware of it.

(I will absolutely die on this hill that Frederica was a horrible mother. I’ve thought hard and long about this for almost 3 years and you won’t change my mind on that anymore. I'm sorry.)

And I'm (only semi-) sorry (tbh) to be so negative on Jean's birthday but this kind of trivialising and sugarcoating of her family dynamic really doesn't do Jean's character justice, so it happening on her birthday out of all days (the day Frederica never let her celebrate btw lol) bothers me in particular.

She suffers so many (canonically documented but ironically even by the game never truly acknowledged) far-reaching psychological effects from her childhood and Frederica's way of raising her (and I always have the feeling if Jean was a male character people would be a lot more receptive/cognizant of this fact).

Keep in mind that Jean was not just raised with the pressure of putting her family first, or her clan or her village. No, she was raised since birth with the doctrine that she is responsible for the well-being of an entire *nation*. The psychological consequences (and the - even if unintended - emotional and moral blackmail that is inherent to this kind of teaching) on the mind of a *child* are so profound that I'm not sure most of us can even realistically imagine them.

So I'm really not here for Genshin's decision to treat this as some cute feelgood story and just use Jean's backstory for some "sacrificial maiden" aesthetic without the willingness to take its consequences for Jean's character seriously.

The more Frederica content we get the more evident it becomes that Jean will not get the honest and critical exploration of her upbringing she deserves and I'm honestly not gonna enjoy the "actually Frederica is totally cool, look she's so strong and graceful, what an icon, hero of Mondstadt" ride (and there's a good chance this will really put me off the last bit of Genshin lore I still care about because I don't like to see my favourite character being treated like that).

That's why I also really, really hope Frederica *won't* become playable. Because as soon as a character becomes playable they have to become a marketable poster character. There is no room for any true conflict or tension. You can see this really well with Arlecchino. She was expected to be a morally highly questionable person but turned out to be a badass anti-hero (personally I don’t mind it with Arle but it’s clear she is not treated as morally grey by the game the way many hoped she’d be). Her actions, even wrt her orphans, are treated as mostly justified and truly benevolent (whether you agree is a different question, but that's how the game frames it).

She's now marketed as this tough but caring parental figure whose relationship with her children gives you warm and nice feelings (see her various comments, letters and voice lines about them).

So if Frederica ever becomes playable I have little hope that they'll ever hold her accountable to the level she deserves and look at her through a sufficiently critical lens. Unless they miraculously address all of this before she becomes playable. But looking at the tone she's already framed with it doesn't seem likely.

So honestly, I'm not looking forwards to the future of Jean's lore.

[bronx-bomber87]

Happy Wednesday wonderful fandom :) We have hit episode 4, I once again am SO happy this is back. Makes my Wednesdays so much better. I missed this show so much. Now I was legit resigned to have no real moment in this one. I really was. Not only that but I was ok with that too. The SL was really really good. I was enjoying Wes/Wopez getting some of the spotlight. I adore this show as a whole.

So I was down to enjoy this ep just for the SL they had lined up. I am thrilled we got a moment. Scaling the walls excited. I do my best to keep these first impressions as brief as possible. Since I do deep dives in the summer. When I really flesh my thoughts with the entire season in hand. But when we get good moments it's harder to be brief ha So bear with me if I'm a little longer than I have been. Let us begin shall we?

7x04 Darkness Falling

We start the day off with some good ole ass kissing from Ridley. The more this kid opens his mouth the more I dislike him tbh. So I'm with Tim groaning at his platitude. 'Oh god.' I'm cackling. I love this man so much you guys. Lucy is all smiles though of course. She wants to see the best in him because well it's Lucy. We all love this woman for her compassion. But their reactions are just so on point. Their Grumpy x Sunshine dynamic doing it's thing. Always makes me happy to witness.

I do love that Lucy follows it up with saying no one likes a suck up lmao My girl. I mean no one does.....They drive me absolutely insane. But this is her accepting what he has to say but also letting him know she isn't won over either. He has work to do. They both do really. Friggin miracle they're both still standing there.

We get to a gnarly crash and the rookies are put to work by Celina. Who is primary. You go girl. So excited for her this season. We can sense her stress as she attempts to contain and maintain the scene. She has Ridley take pics of the cars, which he messes up. Not getting every inch like she asked.

Telling him firmly but still kindly that she can't hold his hand. Texas giving him a hard time seeing this. Seth gets a little uppity with him. It's here we witness conflicting stories …..No matter the reasoning a cop who lies habitually is ick central for me. Makes me start to question his integrity. Gonna take a lot to come back from this IMO. Lucy looks very disappointed. I would be too. Also a little on edge wondering why he's lying?

First thing noticed when Penn was searching the car was the gun in the glove box....I knew when he said it was all clear it was going to bite him in the ass. It does immediately and royally so. We see bit by bit that confidence that he came in with slowly eroding. Tim is breaking this kid down in order to build him back up. He's gotta quit it with the Texas stuff. It only angers Tim even more. He doesn't want excuses he wants progress.

I know it may seem like Tim being extra hard on Texas. But D (makeitastrength) brought up a great point from 3x11 either last ep or before in the comments. On how Tim trains based on his trainee. And this boy needs to be knocked down a thousand pegs and then some. We see with each episode him changing I will say. Becoming more remorseful. Less cocky with Tim. The way he reacts to his punishment is proof of that.

Tim is right to do this to him. He’s not in Texas anymore. That is not a valid excuse for everything. Or ever honestly. I had a guy on my team who did the same thing. Would excuse his screw ups and say 'But in Tennessee we did this.' etc. One day we were on a ride a long. He did it again as an excuse. I told him you’re no longer in TN. You’re in CO now. Those rules don’t apply here. And it finally clicked and he stopped doing it.

Tim has to beat it into his brain he’s not in a small town anymore. Far from it….and he most definitely isn’t in Texas anymore either. Once he lets that go he will get better. Tim pegged him from day one about him needing to be deprogrammed first. That’s going to take the longest with him.

SOOOOO Seth is officially a liar..... I hate it so very much. Not only did he lie but he did it in front of Lucy earlier. Someone mentioned the possibility of him being a liar. It was in an ask D got I remember and I never thought of it. So Kudos to that person for spotting that early. I didn't clock that. Like at all. Cause I too am like Lucy in my empathy and believed him. Guess I shouldn’t have….Hiding more than I would like.

My gut is saying I would like him to wash out. Is that mean? Sure but also he's not giving anything positive right now. We haven’t see one since s3 with the Badger and Katie. But he’s Lucy’s rookie, so that’s the only reason I don’t actually want that to come to pass.. Idk how he’s gonna come back from this compulsive lying. I’m not a fan. Gonna take some really good development to make me forgive this.

I LOVE this final moment with Texas. Tim does a masterful job of not breaking. I commend Miles for saying he appreciates all Tim is doing for him. He can see that it isn't just to be harsh with him. There is a method to his madness. To quote Lucy from 1x04 'He's calculating not cruel.' He’s teaching this kid right.

Not only that he recognizes why Tim is so hard on him. Also he's being brought back down to earth. Especially about not knowing it all. Realizing how many holes he really has in his knowledge. Having an epiphany in this scene. It's amazing progress to see. You're growing on me Texas. On Tim too. You can see it in his eyes through out his speech. Excited to see how he continues to be molded.

There is so much to unpack in this scene. It's insane. First of all. Tim’s house! I've missed it. God it’s gorgeous. Holy hell. So glad Eric pressed to have it return. It's as beautiful and understated as he is. Also feral Caitlin must make appearance. Cause he is in street clothes after all. gimme gimme. AND In my favorite color no less. Only he could make such a plain shirt so god damn attractive. The way it tightens around his chest. Hot damn. I'm a puddle. Mmm wanna climb him like a tree. *fans self*

If that isn't enough to make me lose my mind we have Kojo! Return of our fav pupper. Their handsome fur baby making an appearance. Barking before Lucy even knocks on the door. Just knows his mama is near. Alerting Tim to get up and greet their visitor. Look at how excited our boy is when he opens the door and she's there. No one makes this man light up faster than Lucy Chen.

We see the disappointment on his face when he realizes it's work related. Hence the sassy reply about her question. Lucy, just letting her damn self in regardless of what Tim is saying though. They are in fine form here everyone. I’m so happy right now. Lucy airing her concerns about Seth to Tim. Saying how she can't shake the feeling something is off. I feel that way too...Giving me the ick hard.

Tim does his best to put her mind at ease about Seth. Saying how comprehensive they are. They're invasive and he has to pass a polygraph as well. Tim slyly mentioning how they both know how illuminating those can be. Heh Tim’s liar detector joke. Love the little shots he takes and it earns a smile out of her. Little flirt. Well done babe.

I adore that her instinct is still to rely on Tim. When she’s worried or unsure. That is her go to. He is still her person in that regard. That inexplicable pull she can’t quite deny or ignore. Was hoping this whole Seth thing would lead her to Tim for advice. Just wasn't expecting it to be in his house. I'm tickled pink about it though haha

Feeling a surge of frustration and doubt, Lucy apologizes and starts to walk away. Like it's just hitting her what she's done. Showing up unannounced at his house, forcing her way in, asking his advice and flirting with him in the process. Her adrenaline wearing off and she is feeling vulnerable. She can feel that familiar draw of their banter. As she stated in 5x12. They're so good at arguing. Her immediate reaction is to retreat for a multitude of reasons. Kojo gets up and says hold on there mom not just yet.....

I love him getting up right away not letting her go without some snuggles. That a boy. You be our little Chenford cheerleader. Doing his best to keep her there. He resets the mood with this move. Lucy loving on Kojo makes my heart so happy. Also look at Tim. The man could power a city with that smile. He is melting into a damn puddle in front of her. Couldn't be happier to see them together again. Lucy letting Kojo know how much she misses him.

'Feeling's mutual.' OH. MY. LORD. Way to be transparent af my love. Do it more….Straight up using Kojo to say he misses Lucy. It's oozing out of him, how much he craves her presence. I cannot everyone. Let's not ignore the fact that Lucy looks at him sweetly in reply. Melting a little more each episode. It's a very telling look. Still a little guarded but happy none the less. I will take this win from her. So will Tim. Any positive moment with her is a win.

Tim nervously asking her to stay. *screams into a pillow* Sweet baby James. I'm so giddy I might faint. The little breath he takes before he asks. *heart clutch* So reminiscent of 5x08. This is everything. That man is so so gone for her. He wants her to stay more than anything. Ugh my heart. Look at him. Hands in his pockets. Being a little awko taco. Hoping against hope she will say yes. The only way he could be more transparent is if he wore a 'I love and miss Lucy.' sign. Holy cow. If you had any lingering doubts after last week this should obliterate that.

Lucy is stunned by his offer. Stands up right away with her 'Oh.' You can see she has to fight that magnetic pull of theirs. That need to be around him and stay. Melissa plays it so well. Fighting that urge. Knowing if she stays where it’ll end. Most likely in his bed... She can’t risk that. Can't risk hurting her heart like that again. Even though that same heart is dying to stay, her brain helps her bolt. Her nervous chuckle as she tells him no. Stumbling over her words to make a quick exit. Leaving both her boys behind. This hurt so good. Oh my lord. I am here for the slow burn everyone. I've said this many times. To get back to the summit that is them together it's going to take time.

When we do it's going to be so worth it. The delayed gratification will be unreal. We have to remember it's been FOUR episodes. Just four. I'm feeling no impatience at this point. This is going to be a lovely climb back to them. They can give me little moments like this as they make their way back all they want. I'm here for it and grateful to have them. I couldn’t be prouder of Tim for going for it though. Being the first to put himself out there again this second round. Just like he did in S5. Showing her he misses her with this offer. Testing their grounds by doing so. Think he could tell she wanted to. But wasn't surprised when she said no.

Goodness this made me giddy af. Also that man is a snack in that shirt. So she is strong to walk away from him. She all but runs when he is soft with her. Can’t say I blame her. Right now that way lies hurt. Also they need to have a real convo first. But hot damn I’m excited he went for it. Not once but twice. Saying he missed her inadvertently then asking her to stay. Ooooh I’m excited you guys! If you aren't I can't help you I really can't LOL Reaching down to pat the good boy with a sigh. His wingman really tried. Swing and a miss Timothy. But proud of you for giving it a go. I cannot wait till next week

Thank you x1000 to everyone who interacts with these. With your likes, comments and reblogs. They make my whole day every time a notification comes in. Biggest smile on my face. You're all the best. See you all in 7x05 :)

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Side notes-Non Chenford

'How secure you are in your marriage.' I’ve been saying that since Wes heard the tapes. Oh Wes, what happens when you marry a beautiful, strong and independent woman.

'Being a woman is consistently terrifying.' If that isn’t the truth…. Line of the season for Angela right there.

The Sorority girls kicking the shit out of that guy was incredible. When I saw the blood on the floor I was worried. Then to see all those woman kicking, punching and stabbing that dude. Was epic. Angela telling them they have her recommendation if they ever was join the LAPD LOL

I wanna cry for Wes with this SL. Letting a killer back onto the streets. Doing his job or not that weighs on a person. Their psyche and conscience. He gave me such anxiety as he raced the the scene. Gah just breaking my heart when Angela checks in on him. Well done Shawn for this gif above. We don't get to see him flaunt his chops a whole lot and I'm happy to see they gave him the chance. He was fantastic in this ep.

Bailey took the phone number and let him go. Props my friend. More balls than your husband. When it comes to people I love I get very gray. I'm all about black and white like Tim but also like Tim, when its someone I love those start to blur to protect them. So kinda don't blame her for taking the insurance of his number.

Locking her away isn’t the answer my dude. It’s insulting to think she can’t handle herself if I was her. Be better to be together and tackle it as a team. But that’s just me.

‘You’re a grown ass woman not baby sitting you.’ Wade Grey I adore you sir.

Nyla being on her own making my heart palpitate. It felt very last of us if you’ve ever played that game and know the stress of it lol It was good but also anxiety inducing.

Loved the Nyla and Lopez hug I love it. Always happy to see this bad ass duo together.

7x05 looks good with the serial killer SL. Have a WILD theory of maybe it being Seth? I highly doubt it is. But dude be sus af right now. If that was true could bring up PTSD for Lucy with Caleb and all that. But that's a crazy road to go down. But had to get it off my chest on the off chance he ends up being involved somehow.

[agoldenblackbird]

The OG: Ranty Bitch Vol. 1!

i'm gonna be a ranty bitch for a minute.

tbh i'm turned off even reading new buddie fic despite being a multishipper and have unfollowed a bunch of buddie accounts because i'm sick of the smug attitudes. one ask that i am otherwise not going to publish or respond to ended with 'sorry you don't understand media literacy bestie :)' fuck off. listen INFANT, i have been writing fanfic and original fic AND watching, reading and analyzing queer media since before you were born, i understand how character and story development works, and i know the difference between 'storyline i personally disliked' and 'bad writing.' this was BOTH, and it also was marketed to us as 'carefully crafted bi rep' and 'queer love story that is not about a bunch of pain and conflict FOR ONCE' so we have every right to be upset at the bait-and-switch.

the fact that i'm seeing the same exact posts - 'bt bones buddie CANON' that i saw three seasons ago after the bucktaylor breakup, or every time they thought buck and taylor MIGHT break up - says something. the fact that so many fans seem genuinely convinced (STILL!) that buddie is inevitable because there have been so many 'signs,' and then they rattle off a convoluted theory that would make the most hardcore taylor swift stan say 'wow, that's a bit of a reach,' honestly weirded me out a little when i first joined the 911 fandom. i have never been in a fandom where so many fans are insistent that their ship will be - not might be or could be, but WILL be - canon. i am skeptical both from past experience with other shows mishandling queer storylines or ship-baiting, and tim minnear's proven track record with this one of not really knowing what to do with buck's LI's. but i didn't want to yuck anybody's yum, so i let them have their theories and squee in peace, and unfollowed or blocked certain tags if i was seeing too much of it and getting annoyed. it's too out there for me, but i'm glad they're having fun!

yet they can't give us the same courtesy. they deride us as delusional for thinking that a canon pairing that was presented to us both in promo and the show itself as different and important (eg the bobby approval convo and 'buck getting off the hamster wheel') might last, and we're stupid to have ever liked tommy or lou or be disappointed at how the breakup was written, and if we point out the biphobia it's just sour grapes.

the bucktommy breakup is not the first time 911 has started out strong with an interesting storyline and fumbled it in the 4th quarter either because the writers got bored or in the name of needless drama/a 'gotcha' sudden twist. amir & bobby, eddie's fight club arc, the sperm donor SL, hen vs councilwoman ortiz, whatever the hell is going on with harry, the whole mess with shannon/kim, just to name a few. and especially the past couple of seasons, for me since 6b, the pacing has been off. they seem to have too much happening at once and many of the storylines don't have enough room to breathe to be narratively satisfying, or they get resolved in ways that feel lackluster.

if the toxic buddie stans who have been attacking lou on sm and sending death threats (wtf!) actually get what they want, which i admit is possible, but it's certainly not guaranteed….i don't know why they think the writers won't fumble that just as badly. it's not going to happen precisely the way they want it to because it is impossible to please everybody, that's what fanfic is for. but at this point i have zero faith that it would even be well done at all, and zero trust in the writers not to just sabotage or regress a character for funsies, and that's an excellent reason to stop watching the show. in most of my other fandoms i regard canon as a jumping-off point or a blurry outline at best, and i can have just as much fun in the 911 sandbox without any further input from canon at all, once i'm less angry.

[thefandomenchantress]

okok so i sorta came up with the head canon i just wanted to know ur thoughts on it:

jakes obv like an extrovert, right? he (and the dromies in general tbh) takes me as the sorta person who likes hanging out with his friends 24/7 or at least like as much as feasible if that makes sense?

just the sorta guy who likes to be around people he likes a lot! so i think he'd be the type of person to get seasonal depression bc i feel like generally people want to hang out less when it gets colder?

and also it's gloomy and dark and that tends to bum those sorts of people out from my knowledge!

though honestly i was a bit conflicted on the head canon bc the only places we've seen jake & the dromies hang out is like, the mall and then drew's house so....they could just hang out there in the winter

but i still like the head canon of jake hating winter bc it's dark and cold and he feels sorta lonely

anyways sry 4 rambling - tell me ur thoughts if you wanna?

-🐚

Sorry it took me a while to answer this; I needed a little more time to come up with a response than usual. Which is because, if I'm being honest, Jake is probably the tmf character I have the worst grasp on characterization-wise, because I think about him the least. Most likely due to the fact that my favorite thing to think about is characters who could be further explored in one way or another, or characters that weren't explored at all. And Jake, being the protagonist, gets all his strengths and weaknesses explored the most out of basically every character, so...Not as much for me to think about, since he was well-utilized for the most part.

But maybe I should think about him a little more often, because this is an interesting headcanon! I think it would make logical sense, since he really does seem to cherish the time he gets to spend with his friends and have more energy when he gets to talk to them.

Daisy is a good example of this, because she's the only person that seemed outwardly nice and friendly to Jake in middle school. So he grew a large attachment to her, and we see him get very excited at every small interaction they have. His crush on her lasts for literal years, maybe four or five? Which I assume is a very long time to be crushing on someone for high school standards. Google claims the average for a high school crush is four months, so Jake is definitely above average, haha.

And I wouldn't be surprised if that large amount of attachment also applies to Drew, Henry, and Liam, at least before the music club. Where because they're the first people to treat him decently in a while, he really wants to hang out and interact with them constantly, and if the weather prevented that, he would be disappointed.

I could see Drew potentially catching onto that, or maybe just also liking hanging out with his friends pretty constantly, and so Jake doesn't get nearly as sad as he used to when he was cooped up in his house during the winter with no one to talk to, and the dwindling amounts of social interaction leaving him with little energy.

TL;DR, I could see this headcanon making sense with his character. I think he seems like the type to like Spring and Summer best, with the sole good thing about Fall being that he has an excuse to always wear his jacket, haha.

Thank you for the ask! :)

[moosemonstrous]

How do you feel abt the direction they’re taking Amadeus in, in that new spiderman show? (Tbh I’ve just been watching it for the sprinkles of him and I do not like the vibe that they’re gonna make him an Osborn villain 😭 like atleast a have him be a villain against Osborn or shield)

Honestly I expected them to lean way more into how overconfident he is. Spoilers under the cut.

I kept expecting the show to 'punish' his arrogance - have him be obviously wrong or for another character to put him down. And that doesn't really happen? Asha and Jeanette roll their eyes and call him out on being rude, but they also raise eyebrows at Peter's perceived flakiness, or favouritism he gets from Osborn. We don't linger on him showing off or being a dick to our protagonist.

So, it's not set up as the typical teen show rivalry. I thought he would be shown as Wittman's patsy - Wittman is also rude and condescending, and a bit of a suckup, it would be in character for him to give someone like himself a preferential treatment. But they barely interact - even when noting Amadeus was first to finish his part of their project, Wittman doesn't use it as a one-over the boss's favourite.

When Osborn reveals his FTL device, Amadeus informs everyone he'd figured it out ahead of them - which isn't highlighted as impressive other than in contrast to everyone else's surprise. Still, it's not really set up as gloating - he doesn't take undue credit for his role in the project and openly speculates it's Peter's invention that ties the thing together. I feel that most shows wouldn't bother having Wittman be the hide-under-the-desk opportunist if they were going for that kind of characterisation for Amadeus.

And obvs there's the epilogue scene. Corner office at OsCorp Engineering, huh? That's probably going to put him in opposition to Harry's W.E.B., so plenty of opportunity for conflict - especially since he was near the top of the list for invites.

So, to answer your question - I feel like the show's writing has been smart and well-executed. Characters you expect to be assholes - Lonnie at the start, for example - turn out to be multi-faceted and have relatable motives. Small elements introduced thorough tie together at the end - take Nico's amulet. She's been fiddling with it from the start, so when she starts talking to it after learning Peter's secret identity it might not come across as A Thing for anyone not familiar with her character - but for those who are, it's an immediate 👀👀👀 And I think Amadeus might be getting the same treatment. He's a background character for all viewers, but nerds will pick up the gamma mentions, or that Osborn's portal looks kinda like the multiverse-searching device Bruce built for Amadeus to find Herc.

...that last one is a stretch but let me have my delusions.

Anyway. I'm actually quite happy with how it's been handled so far. And honestly, maybe Amadeus is due a villain arc - if instead of Herc his Trusted Grownup is Norman goddamn Osborn, that might just be the case.

[quackquackcey]

Writers Wrap

(ty for the tag @demonicfaerie 💛 I am late to the game but hehehooha ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°))

Favorite Story you've worked on this year: i have no clue lol, Derek's Kumquat probably? Technically i worked on it dec 2023 & posted jan 2024 so idk if it counts as this year LOL, it was originally my fic idea for sterekreversechallenges' Sterek 1000 Cakes Challenge based on the word prompt 'kumquat' but the plotbunny was too fat for me to write in time 😂 I've reread it many times & like to laugh at the dumb kumquat puns & jokes everytime when I do 🤣 (also ofc the smut is peak 🤌)

Favorite character you've written this year: Stiles or Derek! Idk which though - Stiles is funner & easier to write for me in the sense that i tend to write him a bit rambly/there's more of a lighthearted tone to his inner monolgues/thoughts, but I actually relate to Derek a lot so depending on the fic, writing Derek's depression & struggles always feels cathartic to me, especially since I'm often in the midst of one of my fat depresso™️ waves when I write those fics LMAO 🤣

Favorite scene you've worked on this year: uhhhhh 👁👄👁 tbh i have the memory of a peanut - aka i dont remember shit unless i just finished writing it LMAO also i have fav scenes in most of my fics so imma just cop out on this 🤣

Favorite piece of inspiration you've used this year: uh do people count as inspiration LOL i shan't tag anyone, but renmackree my love always inspires me 💛 & posts from hotgirlstiles & kittykatstiles always get my sterek engine revving ahaha 🌝 i did try out songfics for the first time this year (which i heard are easier to write but honestly i find them challenging?? LMAO)

Favorite line or lines written this year: my peanut memory is failing me once more lmao 💀 but i will try, ummmm lemme pick lines/scenes from a fic i havent mentioned in my ao3 wrapped either - "You're my god"

*2 hrs later* i got sidetracked rereading it lmfao

He tore a scroll just as Theo opened a wooden box, and Stiles came face to face with an old friend. A thrill ran down his spine. "Ah," he said with a smile as runes flowed from the scroll to the earth. "It's you. It's been a long time since you possessed me." The nogitsune blanched, if that was possible. "You—! It can't be!" Stiles laughed, finally standing up from where he'd sat behind Derek as he pulled his bat out of a swirl of wind. "I end all things that begin, but have no end. What am I?" The nogitsune took a step back, then another. Stiles strolled forward. "I end all things that begin, but have no end," he repeated, tapping his bat against his shoulder. "What am I?" Theo took one look between Stiles' smile and the retreating nogitsune and tried to escape—Scott pinned him down to the ground with a conflicted grimace. "C'mon now," said Stiles as Derek came to stand beside him on the porch, slashing down the wall of earth one of the gods conjured with a flick of a claw. "I thought you loved riddles." He slashed his palm, ichor spreading over his bat, and the nogitsune froze. "I end all things that begin, but have no end," he spoke, winds blowing. "What am I?" The nogitsune tried to flee, the winds blocked their way. They turned back towards Stiles. "Death," they said, and Stiles slammed a hole out of their side with a booming crack of his bat.

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Heat radiated in thrumming, scorching waves as the blazing sphere of fire descended on him, and he waited for the last second, when all eyes would be on him, to open the crack once again; he waited for his skin to begin burning, smoking, to clench his fist with a resounding cra— Nothing but cold, cold air touched him. No breeze, no smoke, no fire. All he saw before him were clouds and for a moment, he thought that he'd been sealed away, until he noticed that the other gods still stood there, silent, staring at the clouds as well.  The thin clatter of an arrow dipped in liquid violet shot by Hoderi, God of the Sea, broke and fell to Derek's feet, an echoing pindrop amongst the speechless hush. It was only when Stiles' arms wrapped around him that he realized. The entire top half of the chamber had disappeared. Clouds stretched out before them past the razor sharp edges of the shortened walls, cut in a single slash so quick and clean that it cleaved through the walls in a soundless sweep like butter without anyone noticing until after the fact. And the cause of it floated behind him, arms looped around his neck—one hand lifted to cut an ichor-tinged line through the air, and Hoderi's head rolled to the floor. What remained of the chamber roared back to life. Attacks rained on them, but Derek just stared at the way Stiles' wet eyes blazed as the skies darkened and the clouds thundered with vengeful rage. Tears mixed with ichor left gold-tinged tracks on Stiles' cheeks, and maybe it was because Derek's vision darkened around the edges or because his body couldn't feel anything past the poison throbbing through his veins, but he brushed his lips against Stiles' face to kiss the tear tracks away, a barely there graze.

god sterek au my beloved

Written piece or accomplishment this year: all my fics are accomplishments to me ngl LOL the longer fics take more time & effort ofc but the shorter ones present a diff challenge 💛 is that a cop out answer lmao? the feral wind that lit him ablaze is the obvious one aside from Derek's Kumquat, but i'll also stick my 1st songfic golden hour here & "You're my god" bc the latter had a month deadline & I wrote that whole month & still had to cramwrite my ass off....LMAO 😭 totally my fault though for deciding to do god au worldbuilding for it frnjekfen

no specific tags, just an open tag from me if anyone wants to do it bc im late as shit & probs everyone has done this already LMAO

[spilledmilkfkdies]

So what are your personal thoughts on Yilidth (if you haven't already answered). I hadn't read the comics in a while but I don't think they ever said anything about him being related to Duman, though considering his eye and hair colour I guess it was probably implied. How do you think he created him? Like did he just use magic or did he had a one night stand and then years later, a basket with baby Duman just appeared with a letter telling him he's the dad, and he's like "Oh, f*#k".

I actually made an au where the wizards had joined Yilidth's wizard cult as novices and one task that he made them do was babysit Duman. Imagine the chaos😂

I think I have given my thoughts on him before, but that was both a while ago and I didn't appreciate him as much as I do now, which you can tell 💀💀 very angry very rambly stuff over there- So let me give some more/updated thoughts!!

Him being underused and shoehorned is still very true, unfortunately. He could've been a super handy tool to give us more information about the whole Terrestrial conflict, since that was an interesting part of canon that might have benefitted from a bit more exploration, even if it was a bit late. But then he just. Wasn't?? He was announced, he came, he died?????? And that was the first and last we saw of him. Honestly deranged boooo yucky.

He never even got to interact with the wizards again- You could literally say he was just some random criminal that had been locked away and almost nothing would change, and that's really his main problem. Aside from his design. I mean, love a blank canvas to throw a bunch of takes at, but come on!!!!!

Him and Duman's relation was never really mentioned either, I don't think? Beyond the "He was the leader of the fairy hunters!" there's really um. Nothing. Like in general. Ask canon Yllidith their names and he'll give you a blank stare fgbhbn- Tbh I'm surprised Duman's even in the lil flashback thingy at all ngl

Now, can we call any sort of relation implied? Are we gonna give them that much credit? Well idk! I'm just personally a fan of it so I just kinda. Squinted real hard. Matching eye colour? Mhm. Hair colour? Sure kinda. Yllidith having illusion magic and Duman being a shapeshifter? Yep that lines up enough for me, that does it, they're related now. Some people see the vision, others might not- I've spoken to plenty of people who aren't a fan of the take and that's a-okay, just know that I very much am 👉👈

This is a. Surprisingly consistent thing for me too?? Like yeah there's a case of "it depends on what I'm doing", there usually is- But not to a large extent ig? The method varies, but in a lot of stuff I'm doing now there's definitely a relation in one way or another.

Usually Duman is more or less made from scratch, a magic'd up baby, if you will. Though the process did include Yllidith's blood, so you have enough wiggle room to still say there's a blood relation. (Duman wouldn't.) (Yllidith only does when it's convenient.) But I've been getting the urge to explore a more normal approach where he was just regularly born lately, so maybe I'll get to that at some point too.

And!! If you ever feel like sharing more of that AU in any way, please do, because it sounds absolutely DELIGHTFUL. Imagine them thinking it's gonna be an easy enough task, and they wonder why nobody else wants to do it, then little Duman starts shapeshifting into horrors beyond mortal comprehension. Bye, I'm obsessed.

[callmeahopelesscase]

first lines fic tag

thank you for tagging me in this @gaylittlepieceofsh1t !!<3 Since I don't yet have 10 fics, I'll do this for the 5 I do have in publishing order!!

1. too heavy to carry (I'll never leave) [link]

The first time he tries it after everything has calmed down, he stops before his head ever even touches the water. It's. He feels so fucking stupid.

This is from an our flag means death fic that I wrote for a server friend (and also my first posted fic in general), and I do like it still<3

It's a very character focused fic, and I do still really like how its beginning doesn't beat around the bush much with where it's trying to go, so overall, I'm proud of it.

2. meet me in the pouring rain [link]

When they finished at the studio, it hadn’t been raining yet.

My first kimchay fic!!!! Once again, we're starting a story with water<3

I do like how it combines a setting fact & implied prior character action tbh!!

It was really hard to settle on a way to start this story back then bc I was so terribly nervous & so I kept writing everything else but the first few lines. Eventually I ended up settling for the rain as it was such a big part of the story itself that starting with it just made sense

Also. The fic itself was born from my brain going "kimchay rain kiss" on repeat for days, so <3

3. take my hand, wreck my plans [link]

Big's not sure what he's doing here. Or maybe he knows exactly what he's doing here,he just hadn't thought it would actually come to this.

BigTankhun my beloved<3 I dragged my friend into this ship with me & wrote this for us

But honestly I still feel so very unsure about these opening lines. I can't even say what it is about them :|

It's a character/ emotion focused (angsty) starting point with an implied prior action and while I do think it works I'm always kinda :| about it

I'm fond of the story though!! I really just wanted to write something soft for them<3

4. This light, it's warm taste [link]

These days, a lot of Chay's inner monologue consists of him trying to convince himself that no matter how appealing, no matter how much he might want to, he could not just bite Kim. He couldn’t. Because that would be really inappropriate - probably.

I really like this opening actually!!! Character/ emotion focused opening establishing some pre-story happenings

They don't actually establish the setting at all, though (vampire Chay), so out of context, the biting is just biting, so they're really funny to me tbh

Chay as a vampire is very dear to me, and the opening does reflect how he's. So conflicted about this whole situation, the poor guy :/

I remember wanting to make this opening a bit silly/ annoyed? Bc his bloodlust isn't fully this dramatic issue, it's in many ways an inconvenience to him and I wanted that to be the emotional starting point for the story

(Of course, there's a bunch of very real anxiety about what it would do to his current relationship with Kim tied up in this! He doesn't want this to negatively affect thing between them! He doesn't really know how Kim would react to this! But all this worry is also mixed with some plain annoyance at this predicament)

He's a guy with a crush who can't stop thinking about said crush!! He's pining, and he's not dealing well!!

5. If you stay, I would even wait all night (the song is true & it’s all we have) [link]

Chay has spent a month trying to think of Kim as little as possible.

Ah, this is SO dramatic, but an opening line I'm quite fond of<3

It is ofc once again information about a pre-story character action to start it off!! I keep doing this!

I like the balance it brings, though, in giving action + a bit of an emotional context for Chay and introducing something to elaborate on despite being such a direct statement.

It took me so long to write this fic but opposed to the other 4 I actually had this opening written pretty early!! I knew early on that I wanted to start out with pointing out the presence of this physical and emotional distance between them

-> I would like to tag @scattered-stardust if you feel up to doing this!!

[narastories]

Hello, hope you don’t mind me messaging! It’s more since I thought you may enjoy the implied denarian Tea haha, of the theory that Rosanna - Tessa’s second in command, who they are so weirdly loyal to each other for backstabbing denarians that the wiki itself comments they seem genuinely close - was actually originally recruited by Nicodemus. She fits Nic’s recruitment modus operandi entirely, Rosanna being strong enough to be Rosanna after centuries working in tandem with her coin, with specific skillset in manipulation enough to have killed Knights with it and a sorceress. Compare how she doesn’t match Tessa’s at all, Tessa who says she disdains her husband’s matching wilful people tactic and says finds them annoying, instead going for disposable fallen puppet meat.

It might well not be, but the implications if true. Could you imagine being Nic going out and specifically recruiting someone for your nefarious goals, then for whatever reason whatever happened, she ends up the bestie of your wife (or rather “my lady” to Rosanna) who hates you? The bestie that your wife who hates you canonically went to just go rant about a failed mission to, according to Sanya? Like…lost custody of the lieutenant in the not-really-divorce. 

Of course I don't mind! I'm always up for some Denarian Tea lol Honestly, I would happily read entire books about these people because all of them are insane and even the ones who didn't stick around long have had centuries to be petty to each other and stir up drama.

That's a very good and valid theory, tbh! Tessa is like your average boss nowadays, wants recruits desperate and disposable. Meanwhile Nicodemus picks out people for the coins the way some choose wine pairings to their food, and seems to prefer candidates with some backbone. (I think that's partially because he thinks it's more useful if they think for themselves, but let's remember that he also gets off on breaking and corrupting people, as do the Fallen...)

So Rosanna fits his preferences more, and the thought is hilarious that Tessa stole her from him. But it could very well be what happened lmao

Let's face it, Nic has been on a bit of a losing streak lately. Skin Game was interesting because Tessa was obviously working against him, but then at the end they were very much in agreement about burning the Carpenter's place. Still, I don't think that would last very long. Tessa won't forgive Deirdre's death, and she IS that stereotypical psychologically unstable mother who will say shit like her ex-husband has corrupted and turned her daughter against her after the "divorce" even though the daughter in question hasn't been an impressionable child in over thousand years...

Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that Nic didn't just lose Rosanna. He lost everyone at this point. If these lunatics had a voting system, Tessa would hold all the votes, easy. It will be veeery interesting to see what he'll do come book 20. Especially since I'm still convinced that Mr. and Mrs. Denarian are not on the same side in terms of the Big Endgame conflict, but that's another topic entirely.

Thank you for the Denarian Tea in my inbox <3

[walpu]

Aventuriene is one of my favorite character and a favorite make character. Honestly, I'm not a fan of male HSR characters. I love Luka, but now Aventuriene scored him higher. Blade and Dan Heng are interesting but I don't super love them, I do like em though. At first I dislike Dr. Ratio becouse he seemed to me judgemental, but then I realise I misunderstood him and Penecony even made me love his character. I know that's lots of fans Sino for Jung Yuan and Sunday, but in my opinion they are to overted and I think their design is boring.

Now here is what I love about Aventuriene. At first, I liked his design but I was also neutral to him. I wasn't fan of his personality but after watching the play troughs (since I'm taking a break from playing the game) I changed my mind. I like how realistically Aventuriene is written. I realize that there still others HSR characters written realistically, but honestly Aventuriene is the male character that is written like a real person, and not just as fan service. Of course that's is my personal opinion and I understand if you have the different one.

I genuinely think that Aventurine is probably the best written character in hsr. Since 2.0 it was pretty obvious hoyo handles his character well, the leaks only confirmed it, but holy shit, they did so good in 2.1. They managed to deliver his story and make him sympathetic but without overdoing it to the point when it feels like a tearjerker. Like, you look at him and think "yes, it's a very realistic trauma response. yes, he has a lot of conflicted feelings about pretty much everything, from his religion to his own life and I would probably feel like that too". Honestly I'm so happy Shaoji was the main writer for Penacony arc even if he caused me a lot of stress lmao

I remember the first time I saw Aventurine's design I thought he looks cool. I also remember me and my friend joking that he looks like he's Reigen Arataka coded. I named him mr scammer and all that 💀 People make mistakes okay. Then I learned he's from the IPC and said yeah you lost me here I don't fuck with capitalists. Then the whole "slave" tattoo discussion started and he caught my attention again, then the 2.0 happened and well.

I like the rest of the male cast too tho and for a very long time Gepard was my favorite, so I didn't plan on pulling for Aven since I already have a blonde preservation bbg. Well, things change 💀 I get yiu about Ratio, I wanted to punch him the first time I saw him but like. Affectionately. He was funny af to me. I like the way they handle his character so far tho and I honestly have a lot of thoughts about his arc.

I think the thing with a lot of hsr characters, both male and female, is that we didn't have enough time with them yet. Which is not a bad thing since the story has basically just begun. It may be more noticeable for the male characters since its fewer of them tho. Plus the Lofu storyline was a bit messy in general tbh, I hope they'll handle it better in the future. Since we now have the POV switch mechanic, there are a lot of great opportunities to let us understand the characters better.

[solplease]

I'm not gonna lie, my first thought when I first saw Cassian was that I'd low-key let him hit😣🙏🙏

My second thought was that we're kinda a perfect match... He doesn't like us talking to others, and since I'm an introvert and a scaredy-cat when it comes to socializing I feel like that wouldn't really be a problem for me... He better be ready to hear me rant about multiple different game lores though! (He might also need to be prepared for hearing me say FREAKY things about my favorite characters...) Also! Since we're both kinda clingy and dependent(which probably isn't a good thing, tbh), I feel like we wouldn't really have any issues when it comes to certain things😧

The fact that he's an artist makes him even better, since I'm also an artist myself so I feel like I would likely show my artwork to him and vise versa! And let's not forget that he's rich...(I like money🥺👉👈)

I feel like the only sort of problem that we would have is the fact that he's unintentionally very manipulative. I'm not really someone who can handle conflict well when it comes to my friends, and if he were to try to guilt-trip me during some sort of conflict I feel like I would honestly probably cry or something(I'm low-key really sensitive😓), and if this were to happen often I would probably start to distance myself from him. Also about the camera thing... That probably wouldn't go down that well as I HATE PICTURES OR VIDEOS OF ME, so like if I were to find out that he hid a camera somewhere to watch me, I would honestly crash out😭

But yeah, other than that, I feel like we would be an okay match! We can be soppy wet cats together(we both kinda have that energy)🥺 Also sorry for the sort of long ask...🙁

omg. hi anon, pls don't apologize for the length of this ask my heart leaped out of my chest (in a good way i prommy) when i saw the notif

firstly, thank you for liking cassian!! that makes me very very happy hehe, secondly, sorry for the long response in advance HAHA

anyway. cassy will ALWAYS be ready to hear you talk about literally anything you want to talk about, he might get a teensy bit jealous if you talk about your faves but he understands that they make you happy and what else would he want other than your happiness?

tbh cass is the kind of guy who will put your needs before his, so he'll try his best to be healthy for you (even tho it might not work out the way you'd expect it to haha </3) but he'd be happy if you clung onto him, he'd think you're really cute x)

cassian would absolutely adore it if you showed him your art and he got to show his to you, if he isn't swooning like crazy already (which he def is) then he sure as hell is now! he loves you, and he loves drawing, together you make a perfect match <3 (and doesn't everyone like money? he's ready to give you as much as you want btw, whatever you want? he's got you covered)

unfortunately, cassian IS manipulative and he's not aware of it, so if you bring it to his attention he might try to work on it? and he totally gets you being sensitive, he's really sensitive too, he's very easily hurt by things. but if you started to cry he'll do his best to make you feel better... and he doesnt like conflict either so he'll try to work his way around it... oops...

but if you start distancing yourself he might go a little crazy! (cant forget that. he's not very right in the head </3) so he'll definitely try to avoid any sort of conflict

about the cameras,,, if he somehow finds out that you hate that sorta thing, he'll probs jump to the conclusion that you'd hate him, so... i wonder what he'd do? take them down? hide them better so you'd never find em? not too sure... or maybe he'll have you stay by his side so he won't need the cameras to look at you <3 (also i totally get hating pics n vids of myself. and tbh he would too, i forgot to mention it explicitly, but he's got a really low self esteem)

would you do him the favour of being his soppy wet cat partner forever? i think he'd like that.

um yeah im done. SORRY FOR THE LONG RESPONSE HAHA

[wrongcaitlyn]

I’ll go with some of the tame ones and ask 8, 13, 18, 15, 24, 32, and 51 😭

For 8, I currently do pointe ballet, gymnastics, tap, and jazz. I also used to swim for like 10 years but I hated having wet hair so I quit. I also had almost joined field hockey but a conflict in scheduling ended that rather quickly.

For 13, I actually don’t hate anyone at the moment. I personally think it’s a strong word and nobody’s ever made me have to use it. I do apparently have my own hater though! She’s a friend of a friend and finds me annoying or something, I barely even know her though.

For 15, I know you’ve shared that you have a dog, but I honestly just wanted to say that I’m also going to be a proud pet owner since I’m getting 2 dogs and a cat!

For 18, I used to be terrified of any and all spiders. Like even the little tiny ones. One time on the day after Thanksgiving I had seen one while walking into the bathroom to wash my face and I screamed so loud that everyone thought there was an intruder. And then they saw the little red spider on the ground 💀 Howver, my fear of spiders while not as bad over the years would still not convince me to travel to somewhere like Australia unless I have to.

For 24, I know you’re working on college essays so don’t feel pressured to reply to this one lol. I would say that my best subjects are the more creativity based ones. I’d also toss in biology to that mix only because it was by far my favorite class that I’ve taken. I also did well in history (and not to toot my own horn but got a 100 on the final 🎉) but I could not stand my teacher. Like maybe it was because we were usually the first class she saw, but she regularly woke up on the wrong side of the bed when it came to my class.

For 32, my favorite color is lavender and I don’t think that’s changed for several years now, in fact I’ve heard many people say that purple is their least favorite color 😅

For 51, I’ve had an unhealthy obsession with flan for like a few weeks now but thankfully I’ve never been energized enough to actually make it myself so I get it rarely. So this was supposed to only be 3 questions but I had a little too much fun answering and went overboard lol 😭 You definitely don’t have to respond to all of these but hopefully they help distract you a bit!

thank u for the asks!!!

8 - DAMN you do a lot of sports, im like the most unathletic person ever😭 but i used to do gymnastics, ballet, dance, cheer, and basketball, and then quit pretty much all of it in 4th grade when i broke my arm :) do not regret it though!!! im not made to be an athleteKSDF

13 - tbh i dont think so either! at least not people i know irl, i dont think i actually know enough people that i dislike to hate them. im generally not a social person so if i find someone annoying,,, i just dont spend time around them. and if i dont hang out with someone, i dont see why i'd know them well enough to hate them, if u get what i mean? anyway, i try not to waste time hating things, it gets boring

15 - yes i do! and OMG i want a cat so bad,,, maybe one day i'll be able to get one, but for now i'm very happy with my dog <3

18 - AGREED you could never make me move to like arizona or australia,,, i dont think im necessarily scared of spiders in the way that i'll run away from them, but what i AM scared of, is when there's like a small insect or bug or smth and it MOVES. like idc what it is but if out of the corner of my eye i see smth small moving, i'm out of there.

but funny story, once i was in the car in a parking lot, and was like just getting inside - i look down, and there's a spider like the size of my thumb literally crawling up my shirt. i was screaming like a maniac and the guy in the car next to us was like ???? and my mom was also like wtf??? ended up literally throwing my shirt (dont worrry, i was wearing a bra underneath) out of my car to get the spider away from me, it was literally nearly on my neck. i think ive been a bit more frightened by spiders since then just bc like,,, holy fucking shit,,, but i know its not as bad as some arachnophobesSJDF

24 - i actually really dont mind answering this question! though ngl i could just copy and paste one of the college essays i wrote last night, even though that one was a *bit* of a lie. i said computer science, which is pretty true, but i think my strength is even more in just any math subject. i'm going into ap calc bc and ap stats this year and have always been in advanced math! a bit of an odd strength for a fanfic writer i know, but i'm a math nerd deep down. i actually really enjoy it :) and i pretty much barely get by with an a in my other classes, science/english/history have never been my strongsuit... it's really just mathSDFJ

32 - pink! specifically pastel pink, or a sort of like mauve pink? yea, if u could see my room, i have a lot of pink stuff around here. but also mostly, i tend to stick to neutrals, beige/black/white and stuff, idk i actually really like how those lookDSJKF

51 - PASTA. im being very autistic with this answer bc u dont even understand like the extent to which i love pasta. im a very VERY picky eater and so i have three meals that i have on cycle - pasta with parmesan, pasta with meatballs, and pasta with pesto sauce + chicken. i literally eat those every single day for lunch and dinner. since second grade, i've gone to school EVERY day with a pasta with parmesan cheese thermos. like genuinely i do think i am the #1 stan of pasta and i don't think it'll ever changeSDJF

[fancyfade]

hi i really like your in-depth comic read-throughs! i was perusing one of your NTT posts and if you don't mind an anon about this, i wanted to say i found your reaction to the arranged/political marriage subplot really interesting. i feel like i had the completely opposite view on the conflict: this was a time where i entirely sided with nightwing over kory because i couldn't see how nightwing could accept kory going back to do the bidding of the parents who had abused her so much and even sold her into slavery as a child. tbh maybe i'm biased because i'm not white american and i come from a culture where arranged marriages are still extreeemely common today, but it's impossible for me to not view it as intrinsically archaic and abusive system that's used to treat women and children as vessels and assets :/ so i was really mad at any implication in the comic that it's just a cultural difference that nightwing should've gotten over. especially because kory was the princess of the whole planet, so any kids she'd have either with her arranged match (or honestly even with nightwing) would undoubtedly be called back to serve the planet and be forced to fight in the gazillion wars that tamaran seems to have - after all, tamaran's royal family seems to have no issue calling kory back when they need her even after selling her into slavery :/ and i felt really gross watching kory and karras have sexy times (xD) for their wedding night or whatever even when she and nightwing still loved each other it was so...bleh. i think this was one of the many times where the 2003 cartoon had a way superior version of a plotline over NTT, i was happy when they explicitly made starfire's arranged match a really ugly alien thing because even though it was on-the-nose, it really showed you that what was happening was completely wrong and not just a cultural difference that people should accept (which is an excuse that a lot of people use to justify abusive treatment in different cultures imo). but also i think wolfman might not have treated the concept of arranged marriages with the gravitas it deserved, being a white american himself, so that's why i feel more strongly about this since it's so personal (and i think a lot of MENA/south asian women would agree) - and tamaranean culture kinda makes me really uncomfortable anyway with how it's emphasized to be extremely "war-like," and violent or whatever. if it really was supposed to be a nuanced conflict and not just "kory is repeatedly pulled into doing the bidding of her evil abusive family" then wolfman should've made tamaran far more sympathetic imo. sorry for all this text, i'm not trying to change your opinion or anything - it's more like i'm one of those fans sending in mail to DC's "letter to the editor" columns :D

I'm guessing this letter to the editor is in resposne to this post? (link) Specifically this bit?

Dick acts selfishly, and does not understand Kory’s situation with her planet (the complex political situation, doesn’t like her having tamaranean morals even though she doesn’t kill people on earth, her just saying she would be OK with it is something he hates) and generally focuses on himself when he apologizes rather than on her,

Which I did sound kind of 'it's just a cultural difference' thing, but that really wasn't my intention, especially since earlier in the post I mentioned that she was forced into the position. His problem is the fact that he doesn't seem sympathetic at all to her being forced in this situation.

(like specifically these panels):

None of that interacts with Kory being in an impossible situation or her parents being abusive. Dick's just treating it like she personally betrayed him.

Anyway, so like... I agree that kory being pushed into an arranged marriage is awful but I don't see how dick being the biggest jerk ever about it is helpful? Like I don't think I ever said the arranged marriage is a good thing (and... I don't think the plot of the TV show was an improvement for reasons I'll get into soon) but if your gf is being treated badly by her family treating her badly yourself and telling her her culture is savage (after dick himself has acted wary of kory herself and said she's too bloodthirsty, so the judgment clearly is of her herself and not the practice of arranged marriage) is not gonna help. It would just make her feel like you don't understand and she can't be open with you. Like how is Kory supposed to separate Dick's judgmental-ness of she herself as a person and Tamaranean from his feelings towards her arranged marriage? She already canonically felt as if she was being asked to hold herself back and could not be herself.

So I'm saying... I totally get why you don't like the arranged marriage and why it has bad real world context. I'm just also saying that dicks actions are still terrible boyfriend material, he seems more worried about her being non-monogamous from his perspective than her being forced under the thumb of her parents who signed her up for abuse. Like, we see a scene where he compares a woman who's husband wants to kill her because she cheated on him to him and Kory. That doesn't strike me as "Dick understands this practice is abusive". it strikes me as "Dick views this as cheating and blames Kory for her parents putting her in this position".

Getting into the toon: i think that making the arranged husband an ugly alien just correlates beauty to goodness and it seems as if the general idea is not "its awful she's being forced to marry someone she doesn't love", but " oh no she has to marry an ugly thing". Like, going into the issue with arranged marriage: it's the forcing the marriage itself, not the 'the person might be ugly'. If I recall correctly for the toon (It's been a while since I watched) Kory also still was going to go through with it, before her friends revealed that the invasion fleet was a scheme, so it's not really she got a chance by the writers to actually say no or have agency herself, it was just her friends vs blackfire.

WRT Your assessment of Wolfman: I definitely do think he wasn't intending to portray it as a terrible thing, since many people besides Dick seemed chill with it (and like I said earlier - a lot of Dick's complaints seemed to be that he viewed it as her betraying him, not 'she's going back to people who hurt her and ruining her own happiness'. IIRC he said something about her parents like. Once. But his general angst, especially once the marriage goes through, is about the non-monogamy). I think Woflman was playing it up for cheap drama, rather than treating it with the appropriate gravitas, as you said. (and in general, yes, Wolfman does stereotype the Tamaraneans a lot).

I think the plotline could really have benefited from having people besides Dick and Joey there. I think Donna could talk some sense to Kory without lashing out at her like Dick did, and Kory might feel more supported.

Anyway TL;DR: Sorry if it was unclear, I'm not saying my analysis of the arc in a pro-arranged marriage thing. (I didn't realize I had to clarify that was something I was against). I still think that Dick acts like the world's least helpful, worst boyfriend in the arc, and due to the previous way he treated Kory, it's not really read as something to help her or as him understanding why it would hurt her to be in this position. He mostly seems to be focused on how it hurts him, especially once the arc's over.

Thanks for sharing your perspective, though! It was interesting to read and food for thought and definitely made me think to be more clear in what I'm critiquing

[thefinalgirlblog]

WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR SCREAM 6

THIS IS YOUR LAST WARNING: SPOILERS FOR SCREAM 6 ARE HERE.

So I finally seen Scream 6 and I loved it. Like I enjoyed Scream 5 as well and thought it was amazing but Scream 6 is just way better to me (could be bias since my girl Kirby FINALLY made her epic return to the franchise) and I think the acting was way better for the Sam character. I'm not going to lie in Scream 5 I didn't love her character all that much I thought she did her thing and everything but I was bummed that Tara wasn't the new it girl of the franchise but with this movie I actually found myself LOVING the character of Sam. She was so well written in Scream 6 compared to scream 5. Like scream 6 made me love her character and the actress really brought her all to the role that's for sure.

I loved Scream 6 and it's probably in my top 3 scream films along with the fourth and first. But there is a downside which isn't that big of a deal probably but I just feel it was weird how Chad didn't have more resistance to going for Tara considering that he had lost Liv. Like he was all in with Tara and don't get me wrong I ship them hard now but it makes me feel bad for Liv because it shows that Chad never really loved her in my opinion. Like he didn't even seem fazed by the fact that he has a dead ex.

Like when Sidney lost Randy, Tatum, and Derek you could feel her pain over it even if it wasn't explicitly said. She wore Derek's necklace in the third film still, there were certain moments where you could tell that Sidney missed Randy and Tatum.

But with Chad in Scream 6 I don't get the vibe that he misses or even cares that Liv is dead.

And with Mindy I guess I assumed she'd feel a little bad for how she was treating Liv in the fifth film because she legit spent the whole movie putting Liv down for no reason and then Liv winded up dead so going into the sixth movie I guess I expected a more serious Mindy in a way that was actually feeling horrible because of how awful she was to Liv but didn't get that.

So it just makes me feel so bad for Liv. Nobody misses her and the guy she was with is moving on with one of her best friends. See if Chad had trouble moving on with Tara then I wouldn't feel so bad for Liv, tbh, because it would mean he had actually loved her and that she had meant something to him. But nothing is literally holding him back from going for Tara, it's so easy for him and so I think we really missed out on a great arc for him.

But aside from that I loved scream 6. Sam was amazing and I did enjoy the romance scenes with Sam and her new man, and Tara and Chad's romance as well. I ship both of those pairings hard.

Honestly I was terrified for Gale the whole movie and I was so happy it was mentioned that she made it but it was so weird how it was just mentioned instead of us seeing her like usual but I guess since the focus is no longer on her and Sidney that means if our core four isn't near her then all we get is mentions.

But I was a bit surprised that she was repressed into being the gale from the first movie. That was weird for me because Gale had developed so much because of her bonds with Dewey and Sidney throughout the first four films. Even in the fifth film you could tell she had changed so seeing her revert to movie 1 Gale was bizarre for me. I wasn't really a fan of that but I guess they needed to set up conflict between her and the carpenter sisters. So I wasn't the biggest fan of that but it did seem like she redeemed herself a little with her heart to heart with Sam so I can look past it.

It was crazy to me that the sixth film was the first to not feature Sidney and it makes me feel unsure about how Sidney could realistically come back into the fold because she has a family and she wants to keep them safe so why would she keep running into the fire? Like Gale's line "Sidney deserves her happy ending" makes me feel like maybe it would be best to leave Sidney out of the seventh film which upsets me to say because I love Neve and Sidney and I want her back. But at the same time Sidney lost her mother young and I doubt she wants her children to experience the same.

I probably have way more to say about the movie but for now that's it. I really did love it and think it was even better than the fifth one.

[yanmuffins]

Hey there

Im actually gonna talk about your other series

I'm super curious for the yandere Batfam dynamic was they find our reader is a vampire, I kinda like the idea of reversing the typical vampire creepiness and instead of us, is the Batfam that really enjoy feeling the reader drinking their blood and each one figure out a way to convince reader.

For example let's say Cassandra manages to figure out which days your instincts are at the strongest so those days she always makes sure it's her turn to stay in the manor to keep guard and make sure you don't escape while the others are doing vigilante stuff

context.

oooooh vampire! reader ask!!! mild spoilers for future fic, gotham by night.

i'm honestly so excited to see where this story will go. this reader will not only have to deal with batfam issues, but also being introduced to a completely new world of vampires and deal with sire issues on top of daddy issues. she's having a great time (not)!

but tbh, i don't think reader would drink the batfam's blood. she would find the idea of feeding on her family extremely gross, and unnecessary, since there's other methods out there. it could be a last-resort thing, if she was starving and close to frenzy, but even then that would be something she would hate to do, as there is a risk of killing them accidentally.

and one of the main conflicts in this fic is yandere! platonic! batfam just not understanding (obviously, since they've never been exposed to it) the richness and intricacies of vampire culture, practices and social dynamics, leading to them to mishandle reader and her new condition as a vampire pretty badly. not only that, but batfam essentially kidnapping reader from her sire (who had also kidanpped her btw) messes up her self-discovery process as a vampire. oh, and a possible masquerade breach! disastrous.

but i can see the batfamily starving reader on purpose, to get her to drink their blood, saying it's safer for her to get used to drinking from her family so she doesn't feel tempted to attack innocent civilians. and she's yelling that that's not how any of this works, but they won't listen. yup, that's diabolical.

you see, this concept pretty much follows v*mpire t*e m*squ*rad* mechanics. and according to established lore, we have a variety of predator types: one of them being bagger, referring to vampires who prefer to consume blood through blood bags instead of live human bodies. this would be convenient for both reader and batfam, but mostly batfam since they could just arrange reader an endless supply of blood bags with ease.

we also have consensualists, who do not feed against their victim's free will (the lines of consent and free will might still be murky, lest they straight up admit they're a vampire looking for blood and won't you please spare some) and sirens, who seduce their victims! i'm not entirely sure which predator type vampire! reader will be, but i'm leaning heavily towards bagger, meaning she doesn't have a preference for biting necks. but who knows?

to be fair, it's a big adjusment for batfam. you were being weird before you got kidnapped (and embraced), and it takes a while and reader almost going into frenzy (aka vampiric reaction to situations of extreme stress, like starvation) for them to find out, holy shit, she's a fucking vampire now! that's what happened! and they can't just... let you go. the situation is complicated. the person who turned you is still out there, and you're unpredictable, and this wouldn't have happened if they just paid more attention to you! so let them keep you safe (captive) and provided for.

ALTERNATIVELY, deviating a bit from the original concept where reader is taken by her sire and then taken by the batfam straight back into captivity, we could have reader being so neglected and ignored in the family that they just don't notice she's been turned, and she gets time to go through a complete change in personality and confidence, and involve herself with the social and political webs of vampire society that wants to establish itself in gotham. it's not drastically different direction for this concept to go, because either way reader will be thrown in the world of darkness (ha), except here the kidnapping happens after she comes contact into it and in the paragraph above it happens before.

reader escapes them either way, cause she's a vampire ofc, and the batfam didn't have enough time and info to prepare and keep reader sufficiently trapped. they'll keep an eye on her, though.

either way, there's room for yandere madness, dark content, neglectful batfamily drama, sociopolitical vampire drama, vampire! reader being cunty, and all that in both ideas, which aren't that different, really.. i'm not sure! sorry for rambling. it's still a work in progress but i'm very excited for it.